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a day ago
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A14 lane closures announced ahead of Orwell Bridge repairs
Temporary lane closures over a bridge have been announced ahead of six weeks of repair lane will be shut in both directions on the Orwell Bridge, which carries the A14 near Ipswich, from 20:00 BST until 06:00 on Highways confirmed survey work needed to be done on the crossing ahead of works to repair the joints from 16 repair work was expected to last until August and would cost £6m, it said. Follow Suffolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
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3 days ago
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Ipswich gas main work postponed due to Orwell Bridge repairs
Major roadworks in a town centre have been paused so as not to clash with upcoming repairs to a nearby bridge. Engineers had started work to replace 1.8 miles (3km) of gas pipes in Woodbridge Road in Ipswich. Temporary traffic lights and side-road closures were gas distributor Cadent said the project would be put on hold while the repairs take place at the A14 Orwell MP Jack Abbott had raised concerns about impacts on traffic in the town if the two projects had run simultaneously. The work in Woodbridge Road had not long started and was due to last six BBC has been told that while no date has been set for the work to resume, it will need to be carried out in the previously said it needed to replace "ageing metallic gas pipes" dating from 1907 with "tough new plastic ones". Follow Suffolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
